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(Top) Career. Personal life. Filmography. Television. References. External links. John Pleshette is an American actor and screenwriter, best known for his role as Richard Avery on the television drama Knots Landing, and for portraying Lee Harvey Oswald in the TV movie The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald.
John Pleshette was born on 27 July 1942 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for The Truman Show (1998), Knots Landing (1979) and Rocky II (1979). He has been married to Lynn Pleshette since 1975. They have one child.
- July 27, 1942
John Pleshette. Actor: The Truman Show. John Pleshette was born on 27 July 1942 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for The Truman Show (1998), Knots Landing (1979) and Rocky II (1979). He has been married to Lynn Pleshette since 1975. They have one child.
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May 22, 2024 · by Knots Landing Fan | Apr 29, 2024 | Interviews. John Pleshette strolls down memory lane with us. Veteran character actor John Pleshette has played unpleasant characters his entire life. From President John Kennedy’s murderer in The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald (1977) to slimy movie boss Gary Blondo in Murder One (1995-97) to Larry David’s ...
Birth Details. July 27, 1942. New York, New York, United States. Famous Works. CREDITS. Television Appearances. Series. Dr. Danvers, Doctors' Hospital, NBC, 1975-1976. Richard Avery, Knots Landing, CBS, 1979-1983. Gary Blondo, Murder One, ABC, 1995-1997. Miniseries. Lee Harvey Oswald, The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald, ABC, 1977.
American utility actor John Pleshette has been seen on screen since 1970. Pleshette's first regular TV role was Dr. Danvers in the 1975 series Doctor's Hospital. One of his handful of starring assignments was the title character in the speculative TV movie The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald (1978).
Biography Cousin of actress Suzanne Pleshette, John Pleshette began acting in the 1960s in character roles on television series such as "The Patty Duke Show" and "Coronet Blue." He spent the majority of his acting career in the 1970s as a bit player on TV shows and films.
